XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox   
   From: marion@facts.com   
      
   On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:23:56 -0000 (UTC), Marion wrote :   
      
      
   > At the moment, we have 3 options for a privacy browser with IP obfuscation.   
   >  1. System-wide VPN + the 18 browser-privacy extensions listed above   
   >  2. Browser VPN extensions (any of the 8 above that passed initial tests)   
   >  3. Local open-source SOCKS5 Proxy Tunnel (Psiphon + FreeCap)   
   >   
   > All three methods worked for me, so far, for my privacy purposes.   
      
   UPDATE   
      
   Doubling up the protection (like adding layers to an onion)!   
      
   I was checking tracert test outputs when something strange revealed itself.   
   I had forgotten to turn off the randomized system-wide VPN connections.   
      
   It only then occurred to me that I could layer a system-wide VPN over the   
   SOCKS5 proxy for apps (for an added layer of obfuscating protection).   
      
   Here's the fundamental process:   
   A. Start any free no-registration system-wide VPN.   
   B. Start the FOSS Psiphon tools to connect to a SOCKS5 proxifier port.   
   C. Set up Firefox for that port (or use FreeCap to proxify Firefox).   
      
   Now, when you run Mozilla-based web browsers...   
   1. Your ISP sees only your activity on the system-wide VPN IP address   
   2. Your VPN server only sees your real IP address & the Psiphon IP address   
   3. Psiphon only sees your VPN IP address & the ultimate web site IP address   
   4. The ultimate website server only sees the Psiphon IP address   
   5. Your web fingerprint is protected by your privacy protecting extensions   
      
   All this is done using a score of registration-free ad-free privacy tools.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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